A quick look at the code reveals that the menu items added to the applet are of the type GtkImageMenuItem. The reason stock items are not being used is probably because the labels in stock menu items do not contain '...'. It is quite possible that the icons were left out by mistake.
I think it is better to log bug and then discuss the pros/cons here. By the way, +1 for me for icons. Onkar -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss